原文出处： http://0rz.tw/a73OQ -- Pistons coach Flip Saunders didn't expect to need Theo Ratliff so soon. 活塞教练老桑并未预料到这麽快就会动用到Theo Ratliff。 Then again, Saunders didn't expect to have starting center Rasheed Wallace sidelined with a sprained left ankle. 另一方面，老桑也没料想到先发中锋溪蛙会因为左踝扭伤而高挂免战牌。 Ratliff has made a strong impression on the coaching staff. He started the first two games in his second stint as a Piston, and the 13-year veteran has averaged 7.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in 24 minutes. Ratliff的表现已经让教练团留下深刻的印象。这位已经有13年经验的老球皮在二度披 上活塞球衣以来先发的两场比赛中，平均上场24分钟，攻得7.5分、拉下6.5个篮板并送出 2.5记麻辣锅。 "I think he's exactly what we thought he was, and I think that he's going to be a big, big plus for us," Saunders said. "我认为他确实符合我们原本对他的期望，且我认为他的加入对我们来说是大大加分， "老桑说。 After appearing in only 10 games before the Pistons signed him March 4, Ratliff said he has felt rejuvenated in his short time here. He feels blessed to be reunited with strength and conditioning coach Arnie Kander, who is helping Ratliff regain the strength in his surgically repaired right knee, which was operated on Dec. 18 to repair a torn meniscus. Ratliff rehabbed the knee for two months and said he's pain-free. 在3月4日被活塞签下前只上场了10场比赛的Ratliff表示，虽然重回汽车城的时间还不 长，他已经有返老还童的感觉。他感到很幸运，能够再次和体能教练Arnie Kander合作。 在他帮助下，去年12月18日曾接受右膝半月板修补手术的Ratliff渐渐找回了健康。 Ratliff花了两个月的时间复健，并且表示右膝不再疼痛了。 "As I said, it's going to be real scary once I get my full health and once I get my legs up under me," Ratliff said. "It's going to be a surprise to a lot of people throughout the league." "如同我说的，只要我恢复百分之百的健康，能够再次自由运用我的双腿，对手就必须 提心吊胆，"Ratliff说。"我的表现将会让联盟中许多人都感到讶异。" Today is Ratliff's first practice with the Pistons. But already, he said, he has felt comfortable on the floor with the rest of the regulars. 今天是Ratliff第一次和活塞一同进行训练。但他说，他已经有剩余球季都能自在地上 场打球的感觉了。 Ratliff said the Pistons often have improvised when he's on the court, so the fact Ratliff has blended in shouldn't be a surprise. Ratliff is finally playing on a veteran team. Past teams of which he has been a part -- like Atlanta, Portland and Minnesota -- have been loaded with younger players who lack maturity and court awareness. Ratliff说活塞在他上场时时常有即兴演出，所以说事实上Ratliff已经顺利融入球队 ，这并不令人讶异。Ratliff终於能在一支经验丰富的成熟球队中出赛。他过去几个老东家 -- 例如亚特兰大、波特兰和明尼苏达 -- 都是天份有余但场上经验和成熟度不足的年轻球 队。 "The game is so easy right now," Ratliff said. "And these guys do a great job of seeing things, and they're doing a great job of getting the ball to me when I'm flashing in the middle. When I can catch the ball four or five feet from the basket, I can score that easy. So I look forward to just continue playing with these guys, continue growing with these guys; just continue to push forward." "球赛现在变得很轻松，"Ratliff说。"这些家伙观察力都很好，他们在我闪身杀入禁 区时总能适时将球传到。当我在距离篮框约4、5尺的地方拿到球就能轻而易举地得分。所 以我期待能继续和这些人一起打球，一起成长；一起大步向前。" Added captain Chauncey Billups: "It's been a long time since I've seen other guys come in the paint and be looking for somebody like, 'Dang, where's he at?' Some of them he blocks, some he doesn't. But he's always on the right coverages defensively. ... When he gets the opportunity to score, he's doing that. He's getting us extra opportunities, offensive rebounds. Great, great, great acquisition." 队长枪蜥也补充："我已经很久没看到像Ratliff这样守护禁区、寻找敲火锅机会的人 了，'干，那个会盖锅的家伙在哪？'当然有时候他能送出麻辣锅，有时候没有。但他防守 时总能出现在适当的位置...当他有机会得分时，他也能把握机会。他抢下的进攻篮板也让 我们有二次、三次进攻的机会。他的加入对我们来说实在太棒，太棒了啦！" --

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